Heniochus chrysostomus Cuvier, 1831
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Heniochus chrysostomus, also known as the threeband pennantfish, threeband bannerfish or pennant bannerfish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish from the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Wikipedia contributors, Heniochus chrysostomus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:47:05.749707+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Heniochus chrysostomus Cuvier, 1831
- Name authority
- Cuvier, 1831
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Genus
- Heniochus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyChaetodontidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusHeniochus Cuvier, 1816
- speciesHeniochus chrysostomus Cuvier, 1831
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Heniochus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| pennant coralfishHeniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| PennantfishHeniochus diphreutes Jordan, 1903 | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heniochus pleurotaenia Ahl, 1923 | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heniochus varius (Cuvier, 1829) | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Red Sea bannerfishHeniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heniochus singularius Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Heniochus chrysostomas Cuvier, 1831 Cuvier, 1831 | synonym |
| Heniochus melanistion Bleeker, 1854 Bleeker, 1854 | synonym |
| Heniochus permutatus Cuvier, 1831 Cuvier, 1831 | synonym |
| Heniochus drepanoides Thiollière, 1857 Thiollière, 1857 | synonym |
| Chaetodon teatae Curtiss, 1938 Curtiss, 1938 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, v. 7: i–xxix + 1–531, Pls. 170–208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1–440, Valenciennes 441–531. i–xxii + 1–399 in Strasbourg edition.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KV34. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.